A famous hypnotist was hired, publicity distributed, and everyone was
pleased. � A few weeks later the meeting hall was packed, and the towns
people sat fascinated as the hypnotist withdrew a beautiful antique
pocket watch.
He began to swing it gently back and forth while quietly chanting,
"Watch the watch."� The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed
back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface. Hundreds of pairs
of� eyes followed the swaying watch, until suddenly it slipped from the
hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces.
"Shit!" said the hypnotist.
It took three weeks to clean up the town hall...
Harriette